maybe i missed something in the original post...but what exactly is a
"Virtual Car"?

Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Nixon" <Tony.Nixon@ENG.MONASH.EDU.AU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: virtual car


> Robert Rolf wrote:
>
> > So use a high wattage light bulb as your self resetting fuse. It has a
> > low resistance as long as the current is low enough, and then develops a
> > very high resistance once that threshold is crossed (I.E. quite
> > non-linear just like a varistor). It also flashes to let you know
> > that you've gone overcurrent.
>
> I just tried a 40W bulb, and the motor sang "Sweet Adeline" :-)
>
> Maybe I can double the use of the bulb for a hazard light on top of the
> car.
>
>
> --
> Best regards
>
> Tony
>
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